CLOVIS — Kellye Long has loved all things firefighting since she was 5 years old. On Wednesday, at 37, she was presented with a badge, custom helmet, a cake and a celebration at Clovis' "Station 1"... Full story

CLOVIS — Another detention officer with the Curry County jail has been arrested for conspiring with inmates, this time in connection with a drug trafficking investigation. Jesse Truong, 38, of Clovis was accused last week of coordinating with an...

If crowd size and enthusiasm were determining factors, the New Mexico Racing Commission could have rubber-stamped a horse-racing license to Tucumcari well before the end of the Oct. 4 hearing. It was hard for anyone to not be impressed by the more...

Regarding last week’s racino editorials in The Eastern New Mexico News: Concerns about racino outweigh potential gains As I prepared for the coming of the New Mexico Racing Commission, I came across New Mexico Statute 9-7-11.4, which is a statute... Full story

ESPANOLA — Finally: a win for the good guys, when it comes to keeping government processes open to the public. Justice Miles Hanisee wrote in a Sept. 24 Court of Appeals ruling that Marcy Britton had the right to attorney fees, costs and damages,...

ROSWELL — I can’t count the number of times I have wished my mom could have been around long enough to see the many advances in science and technology since her death at age 55 in 1985. To experience e-mail or Facebook or talk to an invisible...

As I pulled out onto the highway from my little neighborhood at dawn I cussed the sun that was rising dead center of the road. It was so bright I feared I would miss an oncoming car. I thought about...

The following are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library “The Word is Murder” by Anthony Horowitz begins with one bright spring morning in London where Diana Cowper — the wealthy mother of a famous actor — enters a funeral...

CLOVIS — The city of Clovis has multiple committee vacancies, according to a city press release. The Senior Services Committee, which meets at least quarterly at City Hall, is seeking a representative from District 3. The Water Policy Advisory...

On this date ... 1930: Fifteen months after it began, Clovis' pioneering role in coast-to-coast travel came to an end. Transcontinental Air Transport took flight on July 7, 1929, with Clovis among a...

I grew up with plenty of fables. Tortoise and the hare. Icarus and his wings of wax and feathers. Always double down on 11 ... oh wait, that’s from “Swingers.” But they’re not the only places where there’s a moral to the story. Everyday lif...

Across four large and diverse districts serving eastern New Mexico in the state’s House of Representatives, two feature Republicans running unopposed and the other two present some interesting options for voters: In District 63, it’s a contest...

CLOVIS — You wouldn’t know it from looking at the ballot, but Curry County voters will have two choices for county assessor when they head to the polls on Nov. 6. Candace Morrison is seeking election for a second-straight four-year term....

CLOVIS — While many of Clovis’ local elections were decided in the June primary, voters still have to determine next month which of two women will serve Division 1 the next four years as magistrate judge, a seat to be vacated by incumbent Duane...

Voters in the Land of Enchantment will consider over $150 million in general obligation bonds and a pair of constitutional amendments when casting their ballots on Nov. 6. The vast majority of that sum comes from Bond D, which, if approved, would...